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November 09, 2005 |
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VALENCIA TEST - DAY 1 |
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Sete Gibernau gets first taste of the Ducati Desmosedici and Bridgestone tyres in poor weather conditions – Loris Capirossi tests latest version of the engine-braking system used at the start of the year.
The Ducati Desmosedici took to the track today for its first winter test, just three days after Sunday's final round of the MotoGP championship. Unfortunately the mild sunny weather that characterized the last race of the 2005 season gave way to cold conditions with several drops of rain that prevented the Ducati MotoGP Team and the other riders on the track from getting close to the times recorded over the weekend.
It was also back to work today for Loris Capirossi, whose fitness is slowly but constantly improving. The Italian was scheduled to test with the engine-braking system that had been tried at Jerez during the GP in April and which has been developed throughout the year by official test-rider Vittoriano Guareschi. As the system is still in an experimental phase, Loris, who completed 19 laps, concentrated on providing feedback for future development rather than the search for outright performance. Unfortunately today's conditions prevented the team from getting the most out of the test, which will continue tomorrow, weather permitting.
"My physical condition and the poor weather certainly didn't help me in this test today," declared Loris. "The system has for sure been improved since the first version we used at the start of the year, but the track wasn't in an ideal condition to help us understand exactly the development level of the system. Let's hope the weather improves for tomorrow so we can continue working."
Times:
Loris Capirossi: 1'36.8
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